After having his face sliced off one year ago, the Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But even for man who's committed a lifetime of murder, he's more dangerous than ever before. The Joker sets his twisted sights on the members of the Bat-Family and attacks them all where it hurts—and for Dick Grayson, that means going after the family he's built up for the past year at Haly's Circus!

Collects NIGHTWING #13-18 and BATMAN #17.

About the Author

Scott Snyder is a program officer in the Research and Studies Program of the United States Institute of Peace, where he has organized a working group on U.S. policy toward North Korea since 1994. Author of numerous articles, he has been an Abe fellow and a staff member at the Asia Society.

Tom DeFalco, a former editor-in-chief of Marvel, is the author of DK's Spider-man: The Ultimate Guide. As editor-in-chief and a senior writer, Tom coordinated a massive editorial effort with 9 other creators to develop the Maximum Carnage story.